This isn't the typical airline flight deck, that's for sure! But it is an excellent example of a well trained team working through an aggressive flight maneuver with excellent coordination and communication procedures.
I admire the Blue Angels for the high standards and obvious quality of what they do. But I can't help chuckle at the comparison with our Canadian Snowbirds. Angels have later model fighter jets supported by a C-130 and 40 more bodies. Snowbirds fly aircraft older than any two pilots ages added together, and carry all their support team in the passenger seats between shows. They must carry some spare parts and supplies, not to mention personal effects and clothes etc... I have no idea where they manage to squeeze any of that into the Tutor Jets.
When it comes to the airshows I'll take the Snowbirds every time. Now I know I'm a little biased (okay - maybe more than a little) but I love the large 9 plane formation maneuvers the Snowbirds pull off, and the fact that these slow little jets get it all done close to the center of the airfield where we can see it all happening:
An all-Marine Corps crew of three officers and five enlisted personnel operate the Lockheed-Martin C-130T Hercules, affectionately known as Fat Albert Airlines. Fat Albert joined the team in 1970 and flies more than 140,000 miles each season. It carries more than 40 maintenance and support personnel, their gear and enough spare parts and communication equipment to complete a successful air show.